East Hickory in Forest County, Pennsylvania — The American Northeast (Mid-Atlantic)

Lawunakhannek

Photographed by Mike Wintermantel, September 3, 2012

1. Lawunakhannek Marker

Inscription. Name of Indian mission near here, at which the first Protestant church building west of the Allegheny Mountains was built by Zeisberger in 1769. Term is Delaware word meaning "northerly stream place".

Erected 1947 by Pennsylvania Historical and Museum Commission.

Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Indigenous Peoples and Communities • Religion & Religious Structures • Settlements & Settlers. In addition, it is included in the Pennsylvania Historical and Museum Commission (PHMC) series list. A significant historical year for this entry is 1769.

Location. 41° 35.186′ N, 79° 24.232′ W. Marker is in East Hickory, Pennsylvania, in Forest County. It is on U.S. 62 0.1 miles north of David Zeisberger Highway (Pennsylvania Route 666), on the right when traveling south. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: East Hickory PA 16321, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in Northwestern Pennsylvania

and specifically in the Pennsylvania Wilds.

It is also in the American Northeast,

in the Mid-Atlantic,

in Appalachia,

and specifically in Northern Appalachia. Globally, it is in North America,

the Western Hemisphere,

the Western World,

and the Anglosphere.

Historically, it finds itself in what was once the Haudenosaunee (Iroquois) Confederacy

and also one of the original Thirteen Colonies.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 7 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Goschgoschink (approx. 1.3 miles away); Hickory Town (approx. 2.1 miles away); Indian Paths (approx. 3.1 miles away); Howard Zahniser (approx. 5.1 miles away); Damascus (approx.

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6 miles away); The Grandin Well (approx. 6.3 miles away); The First Flowing Oil Well (approx. 6.4 miles away); Grettenberger Pump (approx. 6.7 miles away).

Photographed by Mike Wintermantel, September 3, 2012

2. Lawunakhannek Marker

Credits. This page was last revised on June 16, 2016. It was originally submitted on January 24, 2011, by Mike Wintermantel of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. This page has been viewed 1,207 times since then and 49 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on September 3, 2012, by Mike Wintermantel of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. • Bernard Fisher was the editor who published this page.